Motor vehicle

Abstract

A passenger motor vehicle provided with side windows and a convergent roof having a width narrower than a distance between side walls of the vehicle. Each of the side windows includes a first area disposed adjacent to the roof and corner posts, with the first area being inclined relative to other areas of the window. The first window areas are sharply sloped or inclined toward the roof and corner posts with the other areas of the side windows being at most slightly inclined or sloped inward towards the vertical.

We claim: 
     
       1. A motor vehicle including spaced side doors, having windows therein, defining portions of opposite outer side surfaces of the vehicle, a roof having a width narrower than a space between the side doors, a plurality of spaced corner post means for supporting the roof, each side door including a first window area and a second window area, the first window area in each door being arranged so as to be adjacent to one of the plurality of spaced corner post means and the roof when the respective door is in a closed position, the second window area of each door being shiftable relative to the first window area and arranged so as to be slightly inwardly inclined with respect to a vertical longitudinal plane of the vehicle, the first window area being inclined relatively sharply from the second window area toward the plane and in a direction toward the roof and corner post means. 
     
     
       2. A motor vehicle according to claim 1, including means for mounting the second window area so as to enable the second window area to be selectively raised and lowered, said first window means being constructed to be fixed relative to the roof and corner post means when the respective door is secured in a closed condition. 
     
     
       3. A motor vehicle according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein outer edge areas of the respective first window areas are disposed so as to be flush with adjacent roof and corner post means when the respective door is closed. 
     
     
       4. A motor vehicle according to claim 1, including frame means between said first window area and said second window area of each respective door. 
     
     
       5. A motor vehicle according to claim 2, including frame means between said first window area and said second window area of each respective door. 
     
     
       6. A motor vehicle according to claim 2, wherein said roof has two front and two rear corners and wherein said plurality of corner post means includes a post at each corner of the roof, each said corner post converging with each of the other corner posts toward the center of the vehicle. 
     
     
       7. A motor vehicle according to claim 6, wherein outer edge areas of the respective first window areas are constructed so as to be substantially flush with an adjacent area of the roof and a respective corner post when the respective door is secured in a closed position thereby exhibiting an aerodynamic profile which inhibits the formation of turbulent zones in areas where the side windows meet the roof and corner post means. 
     
     
       8. A motor vehicle including spaced side doors defining portions of opposite outer side surfaces of the vehicle, a roof having a width narrower than a space between the side doors, a plurality of spaced corner post means for supporting the roof, and a plurality of window areas in each of the side doors, each side door including a fixed first window area, a second window area constructed to be selectively raised and lowered and frame means interposed between the first and second window areas, the first window area in each door being arranged so as to be adjacent to one of the plurality of spaced corner post means and the roof when the respective door is in a closed position, the second window area of each door being arranged so as to be slightly inwardly inclined with respect to a vertical longitudinal plane of the vehicle and the first window area being inclined relatively sharply from the second window area toward the plane and in a direction toward the roof and corner post means. 
     
     
       9. A motor vehicle according to claim 8, including means for mounting the second window area so as to enable the second window area to be selectively raised and lowered, said first window means being constructed to be fixed relative to the roof and corner post means when the respective door is secured in a closed condition. 
     
     
       10. A motor vehicle according to claim 8, wherein outer edge areas of the respective first window areas are disposed so as to be flush with adjacent roof and corner post means when the respective door is closed. 
     
     
       11. A motor vehicle according to claim 9, wherein said roof has two front and two rear corners and wherein said plurality of corner post means includes a post at each corner of the roof, each said corner post converging with each of the other corner posts toward the center of the vehicle. 
     
     
       12. A motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein outer edge areas of the respective first window areas are constructed so as to be substantially flush with an adjacent area of the roof and a respective corner post when the respective door is secured in a closed position thereby exhibiting an aerodynamic profile which inhibits the formation of turbulent zones in areas where the side windows meet the roof and corner post means.